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The practical side of this page helps Brant to come up with a CB handle! - 9:48 AM, 9/1/2005

Brant and Mike loaded up the WAY-FM SUV and headed to the panhandle to drop off the supplies that YOU donated for hurricane victims along the gulf coast. Joining Brant was Kim Stryker from Summit Christian school driving the 26' truck the school donated and following Kim was Tony from Capri tours who donated a 45' bus! There were lots of diapers and wipes to get to young families.

We quickly realized that if Brant was leading the convoy he needed a good CB handle. Thanks to your suggestions! Brant has many CB names to choose from:

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Phillip says: Captain Fantastic Elastic

Nancy suggests: the PIED WIPER- I personally really like this one! Feel free to e-mail suggestions to studio@wayfm.com

Brant and the South Florida convoy will meet up with Convoy of Hope to load all of the supplies that YOU provided into the semi that will go into the most effected areas and hand out free, clean diapers and wipes for babies and young families in need.

Help for young families in need after Katrina - 4:19 PM, 8/29/2005

Join WAY-FM and Convoy of Hope as we collect diapers and baby wipes for families affected by Hurricane Katrina -

Tuesday from 7:30-9:00 am we will be in the parking lot of the Boynton Beach Mall, right in front of Ruby Tuesdays. Directions
Wednesday we will be in the main parking lot of The Palm Beach Mall from 7:30-9:00 am. Directions

After being hit with FOUR hurricanes last year, Florida was overwhelmed by the response of the rest of the nation as supplies were rushed to our area. Call it paying it forward or giving back- whatever you want to call it...Florida is ready to help!

All of the Florida WAY-FM's as well as our Nashville station will be collecting donations Tuesday and Wednesday. Brant will meet up with our Tallahassee station and our South West Florida station in Tallahassee where Convoy of Hope will meet us, volunteers will unload the trucks to a Convoy of Hope semi and they will truck it in to the most affected areas.

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Cash and check donations may also be made at the collection sites or at WAY-FM through end of business on Wednesday only.

Update on the elusive pink guitar - 9:40 PM, 8/26/2005

So, it's not the fault of the E-bayer that it took weeks for the guitar to arrive.

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Turns out it could not be delivered to a P.O. Box.

It arrived on Hurricane Katrina day in very good condition and very...pink.

Disappointingly, it is much smaller than the usual acoustic guitar....but still cute.

All in all, for a ten cent guitar .....

with about $30 for shipping we got more than we paid for.

The Big Loud Send Off Party - 7:49 AM, 8/19/2005

We had a great time Monday with Mark Stuart from Audio Adrenaline!

Over 100 people showed up throughout the morning to wish Mark well and offer prayers for a safe trip.

Just before 9 a.m. all the bikes revved up as well as the WAY-FM Montero and escorted Mark to the freeway for the first leg of his 3000 mile bike ride to benefit handsandfeet.org , an orphanage in Haiti which was started by the band Audio Adrenaline.

Is there really a PRACTICAL way to save money on musical instruments? - 7:07 AM, 8/10/2005

It seems we've saved a lot of money buying this guitar for my daughter from the site lastminute-auction.com.

We paid $ .10 for the guitar. O.k., shipping and handling was almost $30 but still...it seems like a good deal. This is what we're expecting to have in the mail any day now:

38" Pink Acoustic Guitar

Steel Strings
High Gloss Finish
Linden Binding
Betula Top
Geared Tuning
Quality Wood Construction

If you prefer the more mellow, classical sound and smooth feel of nylon strings, just re-string your guitar with the FREE nylon string set that you get with this purchase. This is just one of the free accessories you'll receive.

This guitar comes with everything you need to start playing now.

FREE Accessories

Carrying Bag
Guitar Strap
Pick
Extra Strings
Guitar Tuner (Pitch Pipe)

**Bonus: FREE Guitar eBook!

Shopping...the practical way. - 8:13 AM, 8/5/2005

If you are serious about shopping and even more serious about saving time and money, check out Last minute-auction.com. Below is just one of the many items availible for one hour or less and for one dollar or less. Check out the owners' passion as they describe the item below.

rare copper whale calf shape brush pot

"This is a rare copper whale calf shape brush pot. from these photos you will see it is very lovely and lifelike. there are some lifelike flower pattern in its body. it was made in Qing Dynasty Qian Long period, the copper is very costly and rare in china. the handwork is very high-class and delicate. the best for both collecting and presenting. how beautiful handwork is! you may use it when you write, you may presenting it to your friend, and you may also put it in your living room or bedroom to decorate them"

PRACTICAL help from the pages of Real Simple Magazine - 12:52 PM, 7/16/2005

10 New Uses for Dryer Sheets

Static builds up when fabrics rub together and exchange electrons," says Behnam Pourdeyhimi, director of the Nonwovens Cooperative Research Center at North Carolina State University, in Raleigh. "Dryer sheets contain positively charged ingredients (Brant, don't you find this fascinating?) that are released by heat and movement, such as the tumbling motion of the dryer. These ingredients bond loosely to any negatively charged fabric surface (see, more cool science stuff), such as a piece of clothing with static cling, neutralizing the charge and acting as a lubricant."

Use Dryer Sheets to:

1. Freshen smelly shoes. Insert a dryer sheet into the offending pair and let sit overnight.

2. Remove static from clothing, hair, TV screens, and computer monitors. Wipe the surface with a sheet.

3. Clean pet hair from the floor or furniture. Rub a dryer sheet over the spot where Fluffy left her fur.

4. Replace a sachet. Keep a dresser drawer smelling fresh and clean by placing a dryer sheet on the bottom of it.

5. Loosen caked-on food from a pan. Place a fresh sheet in the bottom of a dirty pan, fill with lukewarm tap water, and let sit in the sink overnight. The pan will be easier to clean in the morning.

6. Tackle suitcase and gym-bag odors. Place a dryer sheet in your suitcase or gym bag so your clean clothes won´t take on the odors of the dirty ones.

7. Prevent old books from smelling musty when in storage. Stick a dryer sheet between the pages of your beloved copy of Pride and Prejudice.

8. Wipe up sawdust after working in the garage. Rub a dryer sheet over the fine wood particles.

9. Prevent thread from tangling when sewing. Run a threaded needle through a dryer sheet right before you begin your handiwork.

10. Dust venetian blinds. Close the blinds, then wipe up and down with a dryer sheet.

Written by Rachel Hardage

April 2005

Now why can't we come up with something to do with the ball of lint from the dryer?

Having a "fat" day? - 1:29 PM, 6/29/2005

We've all had them. You wake up, favorite jeans are a little too tight, nothing fits like it should and the one guy you can turn to for encouragement can only muster something like, "You look the same as you did yesterday". To which you respond something like, "great! I must have had a fat day YESTERDAY too and didn't even realize it!"

Well, IF you ARE having a fat day or have ever had body image issues DON'T do one of those BMI tests. This is where nothing more than your height and weight are taken into consideration and it tells you how close to the edge of overweight you are right now. NOT COOL- to borrow a phrase from my friend across the page!

I'm not sure guys go through this....ever. Is there a guy equivelent to the "fat" day?

New Chapter... - 4:07 PM, 6/27/2005

..It's a part of a note that you might write to a graduate, on a wedding card or when congratulating someone on scoring that new job. However, it seems as if there has been an endless wave of "new chapters in life".

I suppose this serves many purposes, one of them being constant change. This directly conflicts within my personality when it comes to my commitment to be content this year. For me, contentment is the antitheses of change.

Change has not always been the right solution but none the less a favorite of mine, thus the challenge to be content.

It began with the idea of moving late last year. Just into a different house because mine was already not what I'd hoped it would be by "this time". Well, why would it be, I hadn't done anything to it, hadn't put any effort into it. Now that the year is half over, the whole contentment thing has trickled- if not spilled- onto many other situations in my personal life, like not being a vicarious parent, which I never thought I was until I saw it myself. I wanted our kids to be, do and have all that I have not dared to or worked hard enough at myself.

So lately, the new chapter is about letting these four people (my children) be who they are with guidance not mandates on where they go from here.

I'm sure there are some very interesting pages ahead in this chapter!